US5307673A
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Wear-detection probe for a brake lining material
Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems Ltd
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Filing: 1992-12-07
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Granted: 1994-05-03
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Expires: 2012-12-07
Abstract
Abstract An object of the present invention is to provide a wear-detection probe for a brake lining material which prevents a U-turned portion 61 of a detector K from shifting in a housing and avoids an increase of parts and steps of forming the probe 50. A hole 53 is formed within part of the inner periphery of an insulated electrical wire 60 in a housing 55 by drawing out of the housing 55 a pin 100 which serves to prevent the wire from being shifted in a mold upon mold-forming. A reinforcement bridge 54 is integrally formed in the hole 53 by the same resin material 70 as that 70 of the housing 55. Since the reinforcement bridge 54 is integrally formed in the hole 53 made by drawing the pin 100 out of the molded housing 55, it is possible to increase the strength of the probe 50 and to position the U-turned portion 61 in the housing 55 by the support of the reinforcement bridge 54. Also, it is possible to avoid an increase of parts and steps of producing the probe, since the reinforcement bridge is integrally formed in the molded housing.
Inventors
- 👤 Katsuya Ito
- 👤 Fumiyoshi Tanigawa
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 09:29
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16D; F16D66/00; F16D66/02; F16D66/021; F16D66/022; F16D66/023; F16D66/024
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
135 words
A wear detection probe for a brake lining material, comprising: a housing composed of a molded resin material; an insulated electrical wire including a U-turned portion, said U-turned portion being imbedded within the molded resin material of said housing; a hole disposed in said housing, a circumference of said hole being located within an area bounded by an inner periphery of said U-turned portion; and a reinforcement bridge integral with said housing composed of the same molded resin material as said housing, and bridging said hole, such that when said wear detection probe is embedded within a brake lining, said U-turned portion of said insulated electrical wire is supported by said reinforcement bridge, and is severed by contact with a rotor when a residual thickness of the brake lining is worn to a predetermined value.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
135 words
A wear detection probe for a brake lining material, comprising: a housing composed of a molded resin material; an insulated electrical wire including a U-turned portion, said U-turned portion being imbedded within the molded resin material of said housing; a hole disposed in said housing, a circumference of said hole being located within an area bounded by an inner periphery of said U-turned portion; and a reinforcement bridge integral with said housing composed of the same molded resin material as said housing, and bridging said hole, such that when said wear detection probe is embedded within a brake lining, said U-turned portion of said insulated electrical wire is supported by said reinforcement bridge, and is severed by contact with a rotor when a residual thickness of the brake lining is worn to a predetermined value.
Claim 3
Independent Claim
109 words
A method of making a wear detection probe for a brake lining, comprising the steps of: (a) bending an electrical wire around a pin until a U-turned portion of the electrical wire is formed about the pin, the pin having a notch disposed therein; (b) forming a resin molded housing about the U-turned portion of the electrical wire, so that the resin material surrounds the U-turned portion of the electrical wire and fills the notch; and (c) drawing the pin out of the housing so that the molded resin material which filled the notch remains thereby forming a reinforcement bridge to support the U-turned portion of the electrical wire.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
109 words
A method of making a wear detection probe for a brake lining, comprising the steps of: (a) bending an electrical wire around a pin until a U-turned portion of the electrical wire is formed about the pin, the pin having a notch disposed therein; (b) forming a resin molded housing about the U-turned portion of the electrical wire, so that the resin material surrounds the U-turned portion of the electrical wire and fills the notch; and (c) drawing the pin out of the housing so that the molded resin material which filled the notch remains thereby forming a reinforcement bridge to support the U-turned portion of the electrical wire.
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